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ScriptureStream episodes

  • Examining Myself

    • Lamentations 3:40

    • Have I lived more righteously?

    • Romans 6:12-13 - We need to use our bodies in righteous ways to serve God.

    • I Timothy 6:11

    • Have I gotten better about reading the Bible?

    • Luke 10:38-42 - It is important to make God a priority in our lives.

    • Bible reading has a long term positive impact on us.

    • Deuteronomy 17:18-20 - God’s rules for Bible study for rulers. They were to write their own copy of the law and read it all the days of their lives. This was to help the king fear God and keep him humble.

    • Have I increased my prayers?

    • Daniel 6:10 - Daniel refused to stop praying, even when the king passed a law against it.

    • Romans 12:12 - Pray without ceasing.

    • James 5:13

    • Have I done better in sharing the gospel?

    • Mark 12:41-44 - God considers one’s abilities and not just the amount that he serves.

    • I Corinthians 3:6 - God causes the growth. We don’t have to do everything ourselves - just what we can!

      30 min
    • Hebrews 6:12-7:5
      • Hebrews 6:18 - The two immutable things were God’s veracity and the oath that He made.
      • Hebrews 6:19 - The hope we have in Christ keeps us from drifting in our faith, thus hope is our anchor.
      • Hebrews 7:1. Melchizedek helped to set the stage for the coming of a new high priest, Jesus.
      • Hebrews 7:3 - The popular view on this verse is that it is figuratively referring to Melchizedek being outside the genealogy of Abraham. An alternative view of this is that Melchizedek was deity in the form of a man. Whatever the identity of Melchizedek, his priesthood was superior to the priesthood of Levi.
        • 30 min
      • Who Shall Dwell With God?

        • Psalms 15

        • David asked the same question

        • “Tent” - a simple dwelling

        • “Holy Hill” - Zion/Jerusalem

        • Christians seek a New Jerusalem (Hebrews 13:13-14)

        • Those who qualify

        • Scripture lays out conditions (I Corinthians 9:24-27)

        • “Walk blamelessly” (Psalms 15:2)

        • The blood of Christ makes one blameless, but one must still walk blamelessly (I Thessalonians 5:22).

        • “Speaks truth in his heart” (Psalms 15:2)

        • The Lord considers man’s heart as well as his actions. (Genesis 6:5)

        • We must test our hearts (Jeremiah 17:9-10)

        • “Does not slander” (Psalms 15:3)

        • We must filter our speech. (Ephesians 4:15)

        • If we do not control our speech, we are hypocrites. (James 3:9-12)

        • “Takes no reproach against a friend” (Psalms 15:3)

        • We must patiently and objectively seek the truth (I Timothy 5:19-20)

        • “Despises the vile and honors the reverent” (Psalms 15:4)

        • We cannot afford to relax convictions. (Ephesians 5:6-12)

        • We must save the lost, exercising caution. (Jude 1:22-23)

        • We must honor our brethren. (Acts 28:10)

        • “Swears to his own hurt and does not change” (Psalms 15:4)

        • Keeping our word can hurt sometimes. (Matthew 5:37)

        • The exception comes when we discover our involvement is morally wrong. (Matthew 14:6-12)

        • “Charges no interest, and takes no bribe.” (Psalms 15:5)

        • We must give of our means without expecting anything in return. (Luke 14:12-14)

        • Take a bribe to pervert justice will prevent us from dwelling with God.

        • “He who does these things will never stumble.” (Psalms 15:5)

        • Only in persevering can we hope to well with God. (II Peter 1:5-11)

          30 min
        • Quit Ye Like Men

          • I Corinthians 16:13-14

          • Acts 18:10 - The church in Corinth is started.

          • Watch ye

          • For ourselves (II Corinthians 13:5

          • For brother (Galatians 6:1

          • For Satan’s devices (I Peter 5:8

          • For the Lord’s coming (I Thessalonians 5:2

          • Stand fast in the faith

          • In one spirit and one mind (Philippians 1:27

          • In liberty in Christ (Galatians 5:1

          • In truth (II Thessalonians 2:15

          • In fight for the faith

          • Quit ye (act) like men

          • Not physical maturity

          • But spiritual maturity

          • Be strong

          • Not physical strength

          • But physical strength

          • It takes food and exercise for strength

          • Let all things be done with charity (love)

          • Of God (Matthew 22:37

          • Of Christ (I Corinthians 16:22

          • Of truth (II Thessalonians 2:10

          • Of brother (I John 4:11-5:1

          • Of neighbor (Luke 10:30-35

          • Of enemies (Matthew 5:43-44

          • Love not in tongue or in word, but in deed and truth (I John 3:18

            30 min
          • Hebrews 5:12-6:10
            • Hebrews 5:12 - We must strive to study to get to the point that we can teach others and handle the more difficult parts of scripture. We must also put what we learn to use so that we will grow. Without study and use of the word, we will not grow.
            • Hebrews 6:1-2 - Jesse Jenkins takes the position that this is talking about putting aside the old covenant and studying the new law from God and obeying that.
            • Hebrews 6:3 - In context, this is referring to letting go of the old covenant. The phrase “if God permits” is referring to the people’s inclination to let go of the old law. We know from many other passages that this is what God wanted them to do.
            • Hebrews 6:4-6 - Once they had experienced the blessings of the new law, it is senseless to return to the old law. Once you have learned the new law and forsaken it, there is nothing left to bring you back to repentance.
              • 30 min
            • Road Blocks of True Christianity

              • I Corinthians 1:18-23 - The Jews had come up with their own idea of what Christ should be and when Jesus did not match their preconceived notions, they rejected Him. People have the same problem today when they assume they know what God’s posisiton is on a matter without studying to see what His position really is.

              • God doesn’t think like us! He is not obligated to acept our way of thinking.

              • Tradition is not a source of authority.

              • Matthew 10:34-38 - God takes priority over our physical family.

              • The teachings of men are not a source of authority. Matthew 15:7-9

                30 min

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